English Explanatory Dictionary

camelthorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Vachellia erioloba, formerly Acacia erioloba, a tree native to southern Africa.
  2. Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor.

Word forms

camelthorn camelthorns camel's thorn

Etymology

From Dutch kameeldoorn, Afrikaans kameeldoring. Equivalent to camel + thorn.

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